Motherlode: a pocket full of gravestones in Simento Mori part 3

This is Motherlode, a monthly column where Kat Brewster explores the strange corners and limits of The Sims. It begins with death, in Simento Mori.

When half the town was gone, an interloper appeared in an empty house. His name was Whitely and I still don’t know where he came from — he just arrived. Perhaps he saw an advert in the local paper for a house sitting vacant: “Previous tenant spontaneously combusted. Ready for immediate move-in. No questions asked.” He needed to be dealt with.

This is the final instalment of Simento Mori, an exploration into the limits and meaning of death in The Sims by letting a whole neighbourhood waste away into nothingness. This is when it wastes away into nothingness. For those who want a refresher, check out parts one and two.

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